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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2704381, member: 27832"]Srsly. This is my gambling addiction. Under-informed sellers (most often on eBay, this time a pawn shop) often mis-price items. Usually, they're too high. Sometimes, they're too low. When they're too low, they go fast, so it's a matter of being in the right place at the right time.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this case, they priced generic worn Morgans at $22+, a bit high, but not crazy. Apparently the only thing they checked for was CC mints. I couldn't <i>believe</i> it when I saw that 1895 date shining out -- I'm no specialist, but I knew <i>all</i> 1893 and 1895 Morgans command a premium. So, a little knowledge, and a lot of luck. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2704381, member: 27832"]Srsly. This is my gambling addiction. Under-informed sellers (most often on eBay, this time a pawn shop) often mis-price items. Usually, they're too high. Sometimes, they're too low. When they're too low, they go fast, so it's a matter of being in the right place at the right time. In this case, they priced generic worn Morgans at $22+, a bit high, but not crazy. Apparently the only thing they checked for was CC mints. I couldn't [I]believe[/I] it when I saw that 1895 date shining out -- I'm no specialist, but I knew [I]all[/I] 1893 and 1895 Morgans command a premium. So, a little knowledge, and a lot of luck. :)[/QUOTE]
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